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Government of Maldives

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SIXTH REGIONAL 3R FORUM IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

16-19 August 2015, Malé, Maldives

Venue: Dharubaaruge (Malé)

Theme: 3R as an Economic Industry - Next Generation 3R Solutions for a Resource

Efficient Society and Sustainable Tourism Development in Asia and the Pacific an

Economic Industry - Next Generation 3R Solutions for a so Organizers

Ministry of Environment and Energy (MEE), Maldives

Ministry of Tourism (MoT), Maldives

Ministry of the Environment (MOE), Japan

United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD), Japan

Supporting Organizations United Nations Environment Programme- IETC and IRP

World Health Organization (WHO)

Environmental Protection Agency Ministry of Environment and Energy Maldives (EPA/MEE)

Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion of Regional Initiative on Solid Waste Management in Pacific Island Countries (J-PRISM / JICA)

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

Zero Waste South Australia

South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP) Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Forum Co-Chairs:

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Adbul Gafoor, Vice President of the Republic of Maldives

H.E. Mr. Thoriq Ibrahim, Minister of Environment and Energy, Maldives



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PRE-EVENTS/SIDE EVENT

(1) 3R PRE-EVENT of the GOVERNMENT OF MALDIVES

“MALDIVES NATIONAL 3R DAY”

Theme: “Our Environment - Our Economy, Our Future”

Date: 16 August 2015 (Sunday) Time: 08:45 – 12:00

Venue: Rannaban’deyri Hall

Co-Chairs: H.E. Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Adbul Gafoor, Vice President of the Republic of Maldives


(Signing of Declaration by Resorts in Maldives for the Promotion of 3Rs and Resource Efficiency towards Protection of Local Environment and Marine Ecosystem)

(2) 3R PRE-EVENT of the GOVERNMENT OF MALDIVES SAAFU RAAJJE DECLARATION

Signing of Saafu Raajje Declaration by the City and Atoll Councils of the Maldives

Date: 16 August 2015 (Sunday)

Time: 14:30 – 16:30 Venue: Faashanaa Maalan

Chair:

H.E. Mr. Abdulla Jihad, Minister of Finance and Treasury, Maldives

Guests of Honour: H.E. Mr. Thoriq Ibrahim, Minister of Environment and Energy, Maldives

H.E. Mr. Umar Naseer, Minister of Home Affairs, Maldives

Signing of a declaration by the city and atoll councils of the Maldives, to actively participate in the

“Saafu Raajje” (Clean Maldives) initiative to promote environmental friendly and sustainable waste

management practices within the islands of the Maldives

(3) SIDE EVENT of MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, JAPAN



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Theme: “2015 Male Workshop on Multilayer 3R Partnerships and Cooperation among Asia-Pacific

Cities ~ Building on the Outcomes of 2014 Chiba Workshop towards Realizing Smart, Resilient, Inclusive, Low Carbon and Sustainable Cities and Communities~”

Co-organized by: MOE-Japan (By Invitation Only)

Date: 16 August 2015 (Sunday)

Time: 15:00 – 17:00 Venue: Room 8

(4) NGO EVENT

Theme: “The Sixth Asia 3R Citizens Forum～Creating a Closed-Loop Community based on 3Rs

practice in Asia and Pacific Islands～”

Co-Organized by : Live & Learn Maldives and Asia 3R Citizens Network

Date: 16 August 2015 (Sunday) Time: 13:30-18:00

Venue: Room 2



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DAY 1: 17 August 2015 (Monday)

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08:00-09:00 Registration

09:00-10:00 Opening Ceremony

Room:

Rannaban’deyr

i Hall

(Ground Floor)

1.Welcome Remarks

H.E. Mr. Thoriq Ibrahim, Minister of Environment and Energy, Maldives (10 min)

2. Opening Remarks

H.E. Mr Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor, Vice President of the Republic of Maldives (5 min)

H.E. Mr. Yasuhiro Ozato, State Minister of the Environment (MOE), Japan (5 min)

Ms. Chikako Takase, Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD) (5

min)

Ms. Shoko Noda, United Nations Resident Coordinator, Maldives (5 min)

3. Keynote Address by the Guest of Honour

H.E. Mr. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives (20 min)

4. Group Photograph

10:00-10:30

Inauguration of the International 3R Exhibition by H.E. Mr. Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, President of the Republic of Maldives; H.E. Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Adbul Gafoor, Vice President of the Republic of Maldives;

H.E. Mr. Thoriq Ibrahim, Minister of Environment and Energy, Maldives; H.E. Mr. Yasuhiro Ozato, Ministry of the Environment, Japan

& Coffee/Tea Break

10:30-12:30 PLENARY SESSION 1: Evolving 3R Trends and Developments in Asia and the

Pacific – How do they matter in post-2015 development context?

Room:

Rannaban’deyr

i Hall

(Ground Floor)

Presentation of Background Paper (1) : Evolving 3R Policies and Trends

in Asia and the Pacific ~ A Comprehensive Analysis from Tokyo 3R Forum

(2009) to Surabaya 3R Forum (2014)

- by Dr. Prasad Modak, President, EMC-India (15 min)

Presentation of Background Paper (2): Evolving Resource Efficient

Economies in Asia and the Pacific ~ 3Rs in Macro-Economic Policies –

Cases

- by Dr. Heinz Schandl, Senior Science Leader, Commonwealth

Scientific and Industrial research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia

(15 min)

Session Chair:

H.E. Mr. Thoriq

Ibrahim, Minister,

Ministry of Environment

and Energy, Maldives

Facilitator / Moderator:

Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty,

UNCRD



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Presentation of Background Paper (3): Comprehensive 3R Policy

Framework towards a Sound Material Cycle Society in Japan

- by Mr. Soichiro Seki, Vice Minister for Global Environmental

Affairs, Ministry of the Environment, Japan (10 min.)

Presentation (4) : Environmental Management for Sustainable

Development: Maldives Environmental Management Project - A Case Study

for Promoting 3R in Small Islands

- by Mr. Ajwad Musthafa, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of

Environment and Energy, Maldives (10 min.)

Presentation (5) : Evolving 3R trends vis-à-vis the Sustainable Development

Goals

- by Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office

for Asia and the Pacific (10 min.)

Panel Discussion: (60 min)

Mr. Ali Amir, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Environment and

Energy, Maldives

Ms. Dorji Choden, Minister, Ministry of Works and Human

Settlement, Bhutan

Mr. Kazunobu Onogawa, Director, IGES Centre Collaborating with

UNEP on Environmental Technologies

Mr. Saraswati Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water

and Sanitation, India

Mr. Ding Chun, Vice Mayor, Yangzhou City, PR China

Discussion Points:

1. A number of Asia and Pacific countries are putting efforts and making

considerable investments to integrate 3Rs and resource efficiency into

their national development plans and policies, including climate, energy,

industry, product and procurement policies. What critical lessons we do

learn from Tokyo to Surabaya in terms of major challenges and barriers in

policy, regulations, institution, technology and financing domain?

2. Referring to background paper 2, what useful lessons we do learn from

these cases of macro-economic policies? What useful insight they provide

in developing effective policy options and institutions towards building

resource efficient economies?

3. The outcome of Ha Noi 3R Forum (2013) and Surabaya 3R Forum (2014)

recognized the fact that sustainable resource use would be instrumental

Rapporteur:

Prof. Shun Fung Chiu,

De La Salle University,

The Philippines



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for Asia-Pacific to ensure prosperity and human development in a world

in which natural resources (virgin raw materials, water, minerals, timbers,

etc.) are more constrained and the absorptive capacity of natural

ecosystems is decreasing rapidly. What type of new and innovative

approaches should the member countries of the Regional 3R Forum

embark upon to make 3R and resource efficiency a logical thread to

health and social well-being, economic prosperity, and environmental

protection in the post-2015 era?

12:30-13:30

Room:

Dhoshimeynaa

Hall

(Second

Floor)

NETWORKING LUNCH

Special Luncheon Session of International Resource Panel (IRP)/UNEP on 3Rs

(Part-1)

13:30-15:30

PLENARY SESSION 2 Enabling a 3R Science-Policy-Business Interface in Building Smart, Resilient, Inclusive, Low Carbon and Sustainable Cities and Communities

Room:

Rannaban’deyr

i Hall

(Ground Floor)

Presentation of Background Paper (1) : Enabling Frameworks for

Promotion of 3R Science and Technologies and Technology Transfer

- by UNEP-IETC (Presented by Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty, UNCRD) (15

min)

Presentation (2) : Need for Science-Policy Interface for 3R implementation

- by Prof. Shin-ichi Sakai, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto

University (10 min)

Presentation (3): Model Eco-Cities with 3R Science-Policy-Business-

Community interface ~ Case of Kitakyushu and Kawasaki City of Japan

- jointly by Mr. Junichi Sono, Kitakyushu city and Mr. Akira

Ogihara, Kawasaki City (10 min)

Presentation (4): Sustainable waste management and Energy and Resource

Efficiency~ Case of Singapore

- by Mr. Koh Kim Hock, Director General, Environmental

Protection, National Environment Agency of Singapore (10 min)

Presentation (5): 3R for Resiliency~ Prospects in Bangladesh

- by Mr. A.H. Md. Maqsood Sinha, Executive Director, Waste

Session Chair:

H.E. Dr. Mohamed

Muizzu, Minister,

Ministry of Housing and

Infrastructure, Maldives


Prof. P. Agamuthu,

University of Malaya

Rapporteur:



The Philippines



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Concern (10 min)

Presentation (6): Capacity Development and Coordination of 3R in the

South Asian Countries

- by Dr. Muhammad Khurshid, Director General-SACEP (10 min)

Panel Discussion: (55 min) Mr. Mohamed Faiz, Minister of State, Ministry of Housing and

Infrastructure, Maldives

Mr. Jagdeep Singh Deo Karpal Singh, State Minister /Executive

Councilor, Town & Country Planning and Housing, Penang State

Government, Malaysia

Mr. Vaughan Levitzke, Chief Executive, Zero Waste South Australia

Ms. Jacqueline A. Caancan, Regional Director, Environmental

Management Bureau-Region IX, Department of Environment and

Natural Resources, The Philippines

Mr. Chelabhai R. Kharsan, Deputy Municipal Commissioner,

Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, India

Mr. Supachai Tantikom, Advisor to Governor of Bangkok, Bangkok

Metropolitan Administration, Thailand

Mr. Kazuyoshi Okazawa, Chairman, Japan Federation of Waste

Management Associations and Foundations

Discussion Points:

1. To what extent Asia-Pacific countries have enabled science based 3R

policy making at national and local level in addressing the growing and

complex waste management issues?

2. What is our scientific insight to the role of 3R in protecting the urban

ecosystem and enhancing resiliency of cities against the climatic impacts

and increasing frequency of natural disasters?

3. Business and cities are closely tied to each other for their own success,

survival and sustainability. Pursuing 3R as an economic industry can

provide multiple benefits for cities and their citizens – (a)

entrepreneurship development, new business opportunities and green

jobs; (b) quality environment and life through improved and scientific

management of various waste streams, and (c) inclusiveness. What are the critical enabling factors to promote 3R as an economic industry?

What coordinated actions are necessary among the scientific (R & D),

government, private/business sector, and communities/consumers?

4. What specific lessons do the cases of Kitakyushu, Kawasaki and

Singapore provide us in this regard?

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urban development in Maldives?

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee/Tea Break

16:00-18:00

PLENARY SESSION 3 Sustainable Tourism Industry in SIDS ~ Benefitting from 3R and Resource Efficiency

Room:

Rannaban’deyr

i Hall

(Ground Floor)

Presentation of Background Paper (1): Contribution of 3Rs in Sustainable

Tourism Development and Protection of Marine Ecosystem ~ Win-Win

Solutions through 3R as an Economic Industry

- by Prof. Shun Fung Chiu, De La Salle University, The Philippines

(15 min)

Presentation (2): Tourism Industry and Marine Ecosystem – Challenges

and Opportunities for 3R promotion~ Case of Maldives

- by Ministry of Tourism, Maldives (10 min)

Presentation (3): Ecologically Sustainable Tourism – Model Management

Cases from Global Experience (video message)

- by Mr. Taleb D. Rifai, Secretary-General, UN World Tourism

Organization (UNWTO) (10 min)

Presentation (4): Benefits of 3Rs for Marine Ecosystem Services and

Tourism Industry ~ Cases of Pacific Island Countries

- by Ms. Ma Bella Guinto, SPREP, Apia-Samoa (10 min)

Presentation (5): Introducing the Outcomes of the Maldives National 3R

Day ~ “Our Environment – Our Economy, Our Future”

- by Mr. Ahmed Murthaza, Director General, Waste Management

and Pollution Control Department, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives (10 min)

Presentation (6): Managing Plastic Wastes in Small Island Developing

States (SIDS) – Cases of Mauritius

- by Mr. Kowlesser Prakash, Director, Solid Waste Management

Division, Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands,

Mauritius (10 min.)

Panel Discussion: (55 min) Mr. Fleming Umiich Sengebau, Minister, Ministry of Natural

Resources, Environment and Tourism, Palau

Mr. Samuel Manetoali, Minister, Ministry of Environment, Climate

Session Chair:

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Adeeb

Abdul Gafoor, Vice

President of the Republic

of Maldives


Mr. Surya Prakash

Chandak, Honorary

Director, Centre for

Development

Communication, India

Rapporteur:



The Philippines



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Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology, Solomon Island

Dr. Pasu Loharjun, Director General, Ministry of Industry, Thailand

Ms. Yuko Sakita, Chief Director, NPO “GENKI Network for Creating a

Sustainable Society” (Asia 3R Citizens Network)

Mr. Moosa Zameer, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Tourism,

Maldives

Mr. Ahmed Nazeer, Secretary General, Maldives Association of

Tourism Industry, Maldives

Discussion Points:

1. What are the innovative financing and technology choices for 3R

promotion in tourism industry?

2. What does our scientific insight point to us on the adverse economic

impacts of plastic wastes in SIDS’s tourism sector?

3. How can SIDS pursue 3R as an economic industry in benefitting their tourism and employment sector?

4. In “S.A.M.O.A. Pathway,” the outcome document of the 3rd International

Conference on Small Island Developing States, 1-4 Sep 2014, Apia,

Samoa, UN member countries have recognized that sustainable tourism

represents an important driver of sustainable economic growth and decent

job creation. How can 3R contribute towards resilient and sustainable

tourism?

19:30-21:30

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DAY 2: 18 August 2015 (Tuesday)

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9:00-11:05 Thematic Parallel Roundtable Dialogues ~ Economic Opportunities through 3R –

Sectoral Experiences

9:00-11:05

Room 1

(First Floor)

Parallel Roundtable 1: Economic Opportunities from 3R ~ Urban Sector

Session Chair:

Dr. Muhammad

Khurshid Director

General-SACEP


Mr. K.D. Bhardwaj,

Senior Program Officer,

APO

Rapporteur: Ms. Janet

Salem, UNEP-ROAP

Background presentation: 3R Related Business Opportunities in

Sustainable Urban Practices

- by Mr. CRC Mohanty, UNCRD (15 min)

Country/Private Sector Presentations –Sustainable Urban Business

Case Experiences in 3Rs and Resource Efficiency (10 min each):

1. The use of waste plastics as chemicals and fuel

-by Prof. Toshiaki Yoshioka, Dean, Graduate School of

Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, Japan

2. Business opportunities in municipal waste stream – Case of The

Republic of Korea

– by Prof. Jae-Hyuk Hyun, President, Korea Society of Waste

Management

3. Waste policies in Finland - Towards a recycling society the

National Waste Plan for 2016

– by Dr. Jouko Saarela, Adjunct Professor, Finnish Environment

Institute (SYKE)

4. Metal recycling~ Opportunities, limits, infrastructure in sustainable

urban business context

-by Prof. Markus Reuter, Director of Technology Management,

Outotec, Finland/ Adjunct Professor, Aalto University /IRP expert

member

[Country/private sector presentations to focus on – (a) actual business cases

or models; (b) what government policy was conducive to such business

cases; (c) what are the plans to scale up such business operations; and (d)

critical lessons learned in terms of how the business contributes to

sustainable urban development]

Roundtable Dialogue (70 min)



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Participating Countries: Country representatives are requested to make their own choice

Discussion Points:

1. What should be the defining features of – (a) multi-stakeholder

partnerships, (b) international cooperation and (d) governance and

institutional arrangements in realizing next generation 3R business

solutions for sustainable urban development?

2. Making cities smart, resource efficient, resilient and inclusiveness will

be one of the defining characteristics of urban communities in post-

2015 development era. At the same time, it is important to provide

healthy living environment (clean water, clean land, clean air) for all.

How should Asian countries and cities evaluate their current 3R

policies, programmes, including investment options, towards these

objectives in post-2015 development era?

9:00-11:05

Room 2

(Second Floor)

Parallel Roundtable 2: Economic Opportunities through 3R ~ Construction and Demolition Waste

Session Chair: Ms.

Iruthishaam Minister of

Health, Maldives


Mr. Mohamed Ali

Janah, President of

Maldives Association of

Construction Industry,

Maldives

Rapporteur: Mr. Yazeed

Ahmed, Director,

Environmental

Protection Agency,

Maldives

Background presentation: 3R Related Business Opportunities in

Construction and Demolition Waste

- by Prof. Sudhir Misra, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur,

India (15 min)

Country/Private Sector Presentations –Business Case Experiences (10

min each):

1. Resource recovery from construction and demolition waste

– by Mr. Nabil Z. Nasir, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

and Director of Golisano Institute for Sustainability, Rochester

Institute of Technology / Founder of RIT’s Center for

Remanufacturing and Resource Recovery / IRP expert member

2. A cost–benefit analysis of construction and demolition waste

management throughout the waste chain

– by Dr Weisheng Lu, The University of Hong Kong, HKSAR of

China.

3. Potential opportunities in Maldives in reduction of construction

waste by recycling and using prefabrication technology in building

construction

– by Mr. Ibrahim Nazeem, Managing Director, Maldives Road



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Development Corporation, Maldives

4. Construction and demolition waste management in Japan

– by Ms. Hideko Yonetani, Chairman of Subcommittee on

Construction Waste, Japan Federation of Construction Contractors /

Senior Manager of Safety and Environmental Affairs Department,

KAJIMA Corp.





sustainable use of construction & demolition waste as resources]


Participating Countries: Country representatives are requested to make

their own choice

Discussion Points:

1. What should be the defining features of government policies and

programmes for reduction (first “R”) of construction and demolition

wastes at first hand?

2. As Asia-Pacific countries grow economically and industrially, they will

aim to bridge their urban infrastructure deficits and thereby, build next

generation urban infrastructures (roads and bridges, transport, buildings,

ports, etc.). What possible reforms the countries and cities should

consider in terms of – policies, institutions, and governance towards

effective utilization of construction and demolition waste?

3. What type of new and innovative partnerships the national and local

governments could consider facilitating for efficient and economic

utilization of construction and demolition waste?

4. What are the good examples of good and innovative regulations, standards and codes of practice in reducing/reusing/recycling (3R) of

construction and demolition waste?

9:00-11:05

Parallel Roundtable 3: Economic Opportunities through 3R ~ Biomass Waste

Session Chair:

Mr. Phee Boon Poh,

State Minister, Welfare,

Caring Society and

Environment, Penang

State Government,

Background presentation: Circular Economic Utilization of Agriculture

and Biomass Waste- A Potential Opportunity for Asia and the Pacific



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Room 3

(Third Floor)

- by Prof. P. Agamuthu, Institute of Biological Sciences, University

of Malaya (15 min)


min each):

1. Economic feasibility of biomass utilization for power generation

– by Prof. Mohammad Asadullah, Universiti Teknologi Mara,

Malaysia

2. Economic potential of biomass utilization - Case of Japan

– by Mr. Gen Takahashi, Deputy General Manager, Global

Business Development, JFE Engineering Corporation, Japan

3. Economic potential of biomass utilization- Case of Thailand

- by Prof. P. Abdul Salam, School of Environment, Resources and

Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand





sustainable use of biomass waste as resources]


Participating Countries: Country representatives are requested to make

their own choice

Discussion Points:

1. To what extent Asia-Pacific countries are taking the benefits

(environmental, social, and economic) of biomass utilization?

2. What could be the necessary policy, governance, financial,

institutional; and technological interventions for countries to promote

commercial and economic utilization of agriculture and biomass

waste?

3. Should Asia-Pacific countries consider mass scale use of agricultural

waste for the generation of electricity using technologies including

combustion, gasification and anaerobic digestion?

4. In the face of growing concerns on climate change, what potential co-

benefits biomass and agricultural waste sector offer to Asia-Pacific

countries?

Malaysia


Prof. P. Agamuthu,


Rapporteur:

Dr. Yasuhiko Hotta,

Deputy Director, IGES



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9:00-11:05

Room 8

(Second Floor)

Parallel Roundtable 4: Economic Opportunities through 3R ~ Waste Electrical and Electronics Equipment (WEEE)

Session Chair:

Mr. Koh Kim Hock,

Director General,

National Environment

Agency, Singapore


Mr. Ibrahim Bin

Shafii, Senior

Programme Officer,

Secretariat of the Basel,

Rotterdam and

Stockholm Conventions,

UNEP

Rapporteur:

Dr. Sunil Herat, Senior

Lecturer in Waste

Management, Griffith

University, Australia

Background presentation: Business and Economic Potential of Resource

Recovery and Recycling from E-waste

- Dr. Sunil Herat, Senior Lecturer in Waste Management, Griffith

University, Australia (15 min)


min each):

1. Business and economic potential of resource recovery and

recycling from e-waste - Case of Thailand

-by Ms. Sunee Piyapanpong, Deputy Director General, Pollution

Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and

Environment Thailand

2. Progressive formulation of informal e-waste sector workers through

Green jobs in Asia-Pacific region

-by Ms. Tomoko Nishimoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional

Office for Asia and the Pacific

3. State-of-art resource recovery and recycling from e-waste -

corporate strategy

- by Mr. Takahiro Chiba, Senior Manager, JEPLAN INC., Japan





sustainable use of e-waste as resources]


Participating Countries: Country representatives are requested to make their own choice

Discussion Points:

1. Does the existing legal and institutional framework in Asia-Pacific

countries achieve true potential of business and economic opportunities

towards resource recovery and recycling of e-waste?

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recycling of e-waste in the areas of – a) market potential; b) engagement of private sector; c) developing PPPs, d) technology transfer?

3. Do existing financial arrangements for managing e-waste achieve

financial sustainability? If not, what are the suitable financial

mechanisms (e.g., EPR) that are viable for Asia-Pacific countries?

4. Due to the global nature of the electronics market and industry, e-waste

management and legislative developments have significant influence on

the environmentally-sound management of used electronics at the

national and local level. To this regard, what are some of the best

examples of policy, institutional and regulatory framework that could

work for Asia-Pacific countries?

9:00-11:05

Room:

Faashanaa Hall

(Ground Floor)

Parallel Roundtable 5: Special Session of SIDS – How 3R and Resource Efficiency can contribute towards the objectives and aspiration underlined in the SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (S.A.M.O.A) Pathway

Session Chair:

H.E. Dr. Mohamed

Shainee, Minister of

Fisheries and

Agriculture, Maldives


Dr. Heinz Schandl,

Senior Science Leader,

Commonwealth

Scientific and Industrial

Research Organisation

(CSIRO), Australia

Rapporteur: Mr. Ahmed

Ali, Director General,



Background presentation: Introducing S.A.M.O.A Pathway

– by Ms. Fances Brown Reupena, Assistant CEO for Environment

Coordination, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Samoa (15

min)

Presentations on potential contribution of 3R in major areas of

S.A.M.O.A Pathway (10 min each):

1. Strategic Capacity Development in the Pacific region (South-

South/Triangular Cooperation)

-by Mr. Faafetai Sagapolutele, Assistant Chief Adviser, J-

PRISM/JICA

2. Empowering Pacific Island Countries (PICs) through sustainable

training and capacity building programmes in 3R areas?

-by Ms. Lusiana Ralogaivau, GEF - Project Coordinator, SPREP

3. Protection of marine ecosystem and biodiversity through 3R

measures

– by Ms. Rosemary Apa, Environment and Conservation Division,

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management

and Meteorology, Solomon Islands

4. Marine plastic pollution and its potential solution~ Sustainable

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-by Prof. Hideshige Takada, Tokyo University of Agriculture and

Technology, Japan

5. Promotion of 3R and Sustainable Waste Management

- by Ms. Ma Bella, SPREP, Apia-Samoa


Participating Countries: All Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are requested to join

(Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated

States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa,

Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu)

Discussion Points:

1. What type of 3R related commercial and business opportunities are

viable for SIDS?

2. How can 3R contribute to achieve various objectives underlined in the

S.A.M.O.A. Pathway?

3. What are the defining features of 3R for protection of marine ecosystem

and biodiversity vis-à-vis livelihood and energy security of SIDS

people?

11:05-11:30 Coffee/Tea Break

11:30-13:00

PLENARY SESSION 4

Extended Producers Responsibility (EPR) and Industrial Ecology Grants for

Sustainable Material Management - Challenges and Opportunity in Asia

Room:

Rannaban’deyr

i Hall

(Ground Floor)

Presentation of Background Paper (1) : Enabling Policy and Regulatory

Framework for Institutionalizing EPR – from OECD Experience

- by Mr. Peter Borkey, OECD Secretariat, Paris and Mr. Yoshinori

Suga, MoE-Japan (10 min)

Presentation (2): EPR Governance – Case of Republic of Korea

- by Ms. Ryu Hyejung, Korea Environment Corporation, The

Republic of Korea (10 min)

Presentation (3): EPR Design and Guidelines – Case of Japan for

Packaging Materials, Home appliances, Batteries

- by Mr. Hideki Minamikawa, President, JESC / Ex-Vice Minister,

Session Chair:

Atty. Mr. Jonas R.

Leones, Under-

Secretary, Environment

and International

Environment Affairs,,

The Philippines


Mr. Abdulla Ziyad,

Minister of State,




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Ministry of the Environment, Japan (10 min)

Presentation (4): Industrial Ecology Grants Creating Circular Economy

Opportunities- Experience from South Australia

- by Mr. Vaughen Levitzke, Chief Executive, Zero Waste South

Australia (10 min)

Presentation (5): EPR in Promotion of Chinese Circular Economic Law

- by Prof. Jinhui Li, Professor, School of Environment, Tsinghua

University (10 min)

Panel Discussion: (40 min)

Mr. Ibrahim Fazul Rasheed, Managing Director, Maldives Water and Sewerage Company, Maldives

Ms. Sunee Piyapanpong, Deputy Director General, Pollution

Control Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and

Environment Thailand

Ms. Dato' Halimah Hassan, Director General, Department of

Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,

Malaysia

Mr. Muhammad Fayyaz, Principal staff Officer to Federal

Minister for Climate Change, Ministry of Climate Change,

Government of Pakistan

Discussion Points:

1. Why should EPR matter to Asia-Pacific countries?

2. Asia-Pacific, a region of rapid urbanization and home to many mega

cities, faces enormous challenges for sustained supply of natural

resources (raw material, mineral, timber, water and energy, etc.) How

could emerging economies and developing countries of Asia integrate

EPR policies in national development plans in support of resource

recovery, resource efficiency and creating environmental business?

3. What critical lessons do OECD, Japanese, Korean, and Australian

experiences provide in terms critical barriers and overcoming them?


Rapporteur:



The Philippines

13:00-14:00

Room:

Dhoshimeynaa

Hall

(Second Floor)

NETWORKING LUNCH

Special Luncheon Session of International Resource Panel (IRP)/UNEP on 3Rs (Part-2)



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Time / Room

Programme

14:00-15:30 COUNTRY BREAKOUT SESSIONS ~ Country Major Achievements and

Initiatives on Implementation of Ha Noi 3R Declaration (2013~2023)

14:00-15:30

Room 1

(First Floor)

Country Breakout Group 1: Country Presentations (5 min maximum): PR China, Bangladesh, Fiji,

India, Indonesia, Kiribati, Samoa, Thailand

[Country presentations (using maximum 5 slides) to focus on – (a) major

achievements/new initiatives in 3R areas; (b) critical challenges faced; and

(c) major plans, including mega-projects and master plans, in pipeline for

future action]

Open Discussion:

Session Chair:

H.E. Dr. Aishath

Shiham, Minister of

Education, Maldives


Mr. Ibrahim Abdul

Razzaq, Chief Executive

Officer, Maldives

Transport and

Contracting Company,

Maldives

Rapporteur Dr. Sunil

Herat, Senior Lecturer

in Waste Management,

Griffith University,

Australia

14:00-15:30

Room 2

(Second Floor)

Country Breakout Group 2: Country Presentations (5 min maximum): Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar,

Mongolia, Palau, Solomon Island, Tuvalu, Viet Nam




future action]

Open Discussion:

Session Chair:

H.E. Mr. Mohamed

Hussain Shareef,

Minister at the

President’s Office,

Maldives


Prof. Masaru Tanaka,

Tottori University, Japan

Rapporteur: : Mr. K.D.

Bhardwaj, Senior

Program Officer, APO

14:00-15:30

Room 3

(Third Floor)

Country Breakout Group 3: Country Presentations (5 min maximum): Afghanistan, Brunei

Darussalam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Republic of Korea, Nauru, Niue,

Tonga

Session Chair:

H.E. Mr. Mohamed

Saeed, Minister of

Economic Development,

Maldives



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Time / Room

Programme




future action]

Open Discussion:


Mr. Mohamed Nimal,

Managing Director,

Fenaka Corporation

Limited, Maldives

Rapporteur: Dr.

Yasuhiko Hotta,

Deputy Director, IGES

14:00-15:30

Room 8

(Second Floor)

Country Breakout Group 4: Country Presentations (5 min maximum): Bhutan, Maldives, Republic of

the Marshall Islands, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore,

Timor-Leste




future action]

Open Discussion:

Session Chair:

H.E. Ms. Dhunya

Maumoon, Minister of

Foreign Affairs,

Maldives


Mr. Abdulla Mohamed

Didi, State Minister,



Rapporteur: Prof. P.

Agamuthu, Institute of

Biological Sciences,


14:00-15:30

Room:

Faashanaa Hall

(Ground Floor)

Country Breakout Group 5: Country Presentations (5 min maximum): Australia, Cook Islands,

Federated States of Micronesia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Russian

Federation, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu




future action]

Open Discussion:

Session Chair:

H.E. Mr. Abdulla

Jihad, Minister of

Finance and Treasury,

Maldives


Waste Management

Corporation, Maldives

Rapporteur: Mr. A.H.

Md. Maqsood Sinha,

Executive Director,

Waste Concern



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Time / Room

Programme


16:00-17:00

PLENARY SESSION 5

Reporting Back by Thematic Parallel Roundtable Dialogues and Country

Breakout Sessions (only 1 slide / 5 mins each)

Room:

Rannaban’deyr

i Hall

(Ground Floor)

Parallel Roundtable Dialogues (25 min):

- Reporting back by Parallel Roundtable 1 (5 min)





Country Breakout Sessions (25 min):

- Reporting back by Country Breakout Group 1 (5 min)





NGO side-event (5 min):

- Reporting back by NGO side-event

by Mr. Mohamed Shumais, Live&Learn Maldives, and Ms.

Yuiko Taira, Chief Director, NPO Jun-namaken (3R Citizens'

Network)

Open Discussion: 5 min

Session Chair: H.E. Mr.

Md Amir Hossain,

Minister, Minister of

Industries, Bangladesh

17:00-18:30

PLENARY SESSION 6

Waste and Freshwater Nexus ~ 3R for Water Security in Asia and the Pacific

Room:

Rannaban’deyr

i Hall

(Ground Floor)

Presentation of Background Paper (1): 3Rs for Water Security in Asia

and the Pacific

- by Prof. C. Visvanathan, AIT, Thailand and Dr. Sunil Herat,

Griffith University, Australia (15 min)

Presentation (2): Waste and Freshwater Nexus in India ~ How can 3Rs

and sustainable waste management system can save the major lifeline

rivers of India?

- by Mr. Saraswati Prasad, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Drinking

Water and Sanitation, India (10 min)

Panel Discussion (65 min):

Session Chair: Mr.

Mushahid Ullah Khan,

Federal Minister,

Ministry of Climate

Change, Government of

Pakistan


Mr. C.R.C. Mohanty,

UNCRD



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Time / Room

Programme

Mr. Abdul Matheen Mohamed, State Minister, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Maldives

Mr. Muhammad Maududur Rashid Safdar, Director (Joint

Secretary), Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and

Forests, Bangladesh

Mr. Chum Bunnarin, Chief, Phnom Penh Capital City, Cambodia

Dr. Nguyen Van Tai, Director General, Institute of Strategy and

Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, Viet Nam

Dr. Muhammad Khurshid, Director General-SACEP

Dr. Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI

Discussion Points:

1. As per UN definition, an area is experiencing water stress when annual

water supplies drop below 1,700 m3 per person. When annual water

supplies drop below 1,000 m3 per person, the population faces water

scarcity, and below 500 cubic metres "absolute scarcity". By 2025, 1.8

billion people are expected to be living in countries or regions with

absolute water scarcity, and two-thirds of the world's population could

be living under water stressed conditions. A number of Asia-Pacific

countries are already heading towards water stress. As we know that

water scarcity is both a natural and a human-made phenomenon, to what

extent unsustainable resource and waste management practices attribute

to freshwater scarcity in Asia-Pacific? What potential benefits 3R can offer towards water security of Asia-Pacific?

2. Do existing legal and institutional framework allow wastewater reclaim

and potential reuse application in Asia and the Pacific countries?

3. What are the ‘Push-and-Pull’ factors to promote circular water economy

in Asia and Pacific Region in the following respective areas; a)

Technology, b) Socio-cultural and public perception, c) Policy and

Institutional Framework, and d) Financial mechanisms?

4. Private sector involvement can play an important role to perform 3R in

water sector, especially for technology innovation and financing of the 3R projects. However, bringing private sector into water sector is a

delicate issue, as it meets the public opposition because water is

considered a basic human rights. In such case, how to attract private

sector into 3R businesses for water security?

Rapporteur: Prof. Shun

Fung Chiu, De La Salle

University, The

Philippines

19:30-21:30

RECEPTION

Hosted By

The Ministry of Tourism, Maldives (tbc)

Venue: tbc



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DAY 3: 19 August 2015 (Wednesday)

Time / Room Programme

09:30-11:00

PLENARY SESSION 7

State of the 3Rs in Asia and the Pacific ~ A Guiding Document for Improved

Decision Making Towards Effective Implementation of 3R at Local and National

Level

Room:

Rannaban’deyri

Hall

(Ground Floor)

Presentation (1): Draft Outline, Objectives and Scope of “State of the 3Rs in

Asia and the Pacific” ~ A Guiding Document for Improved Decision Making

Towards Effective Implementation of 3R at Local and National Level

- by Dr. Yasuhiko Hotta, IGES, Japan (15 min)

Presentation (2): Resource Use Indicators towards Strengthening 3R

Knowledge Base in Asia-Pacific

- by Ms. Janet Salem, UNEP-ROAP (15 min)

Presentation (3): Initiative Towards Zero Waste~ ‘SUNYA’

- by Dr. Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI (10 min)

Panel Discussion (60 min)

Mr. Abdullahi Majeed, State Minister, Ministry of Environment and

Energy, Maldives.

Mr. Ar. Yogeshwar Krishna Parajuli, Development Commissioner,

Kathmandu Valley Development Authority, Nepal

Ms. Susana Telakau, Director, Solid Waste Agency of Tuvalu, Tuvalu

Dr. Heinz Schandl, Senior Science Leader, Commonwealth Scientific

and Industrial research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia

Mr. Feroz Khan Masjidi, Director, Ministry of Commerce and

Industry, Afghanistan

Dr. Patrice Christmann, Deputy Director, Corporate Strategy, in

charge of the BRGM’s research and development strategy/IRP member

Prof. P. Agamuthu, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of

Malaya.

Mr. C.R.C Mohanty, Environment Programme Coordinator, United

Nations Centre for Regional Development

Discussion Points:

1. How to establish an improved knowledge platform to track progress on 3R

policy implementation at local and national level? How to progress a

science-policy interface under the overall framework of the Regional 3R

Forum in Asia-Pacific to promote science-based policy making in 3R

areas?

Session Chair: Mr. S.

Sadat Mansoor

Naderi, Minister,

Minister of Urban

Development Affairs,

Afghanistan

Facilitator/ Moderator:

Mr. Kazunobu

Onogawa, IGES

Rapporteur:



The Philippines



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Time / Room Programme 2. How could we improve the availability of data, information, indicators and

promote extensive use of integrated assessment tools and techniques

towards a robust and scientifically credible State of the 3Rs in Asia-

Pacific?

3. What could be an overall framework and structure of the State of 3Rs

which would be of relevance in the context of post-2015 development

agenda / Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?


11:30-12:30

Room:

Rannaban’deyri

Hall

(Ground Floor)

PLENARY SESSION 8

ADOPTION OF THE CHAIR’S SUMMARY

Co-Chairs:

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Adbul Gafoor, Vice President of the Republic of Maldives


12:30-13:00 CLOSING SESSION

Room:

Rannaban’deyri

Hall

(Ground Floor)

Closing Remarks

Ms. Chikako Takase, Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

Mr. Soichiro Seki, Vice-Minister for Global Environmental Affairs, Ministry of the Environment,

Japan

H.E. Mr. Ahmed Adeeb Abdul Gafoor, Minister of Tourism, Maldives


13:00-14:00

Room: Dhoshimeynaa

Hall

(Second Floor)

NETWORKING LUNCH

14:00-18:30

Technical Field Visit – One of the selected Island

(note: this will depend on the weather condition)

19:30-21:30

FAREWELL RECEPTION



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Time / Room Programme

Hosted By

Ministry of Environment & Energy, Maldives (tbc)

Venue: tbc

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